The Herodian

A spellbinding novel of the Centurion Cornelius, Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Barabbas, who meet Jesus Christ and express their emotions as never before recorded. Experience the defeat and victory of Hannah, a Judean girl who becomes the hairdresser of Herod's wife, and is defiled while in the queen's concubine. Who does this child grow up to become? Why did Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counselor of the Sanhedrin donate his personal tomb for the burial of Jesus, and provide 150 pounds of myrrh? Why did Nicodemus, a Pharisees and prominent teacher in the Sanhedrin, meet with Jesus in the secrecy of night? What motivated him to assist Joseph of Arimathea with the burial of Jesus' body? Hear Emperor Augustus, the first emperor of Rome explain his reforms to his best friend Marcus Agrippa. Is it possible to understand the bedeviled mind of Herod the Great who banished his wife and killed his sons just to protect his position of power?